lqferk us mldh vWak[sakk esa >Wakd dj ns[kk] ysfdu cskyh dqN ughaA rc lrh'k us iqu% dgk & ",dk,d rsk ,slk ugha gqvk FkkA /khjs&/khjs lEcU/k fcxMrs x,A exj geus iz;Ru Hkh rsk ugha fd;k Fkk mUgsa le>kus dk---] mUgsa lUrq'V j[kus dkA" & og pqi gsk x;kA lqferk ds Hkkofoghu psgjs dsk ns[kus yxkA

"geus fd;k Hkh D;k Fkk \" & lqferk us vkfgLrk ls dgkA

"muls nwj Hkkxus dk iz;Ru---] mUgsa viuh lsklk;Vh ds dkfcy u ekuus dh xyrhA--- lqferk] nsk'k gekjk gh FkkA" 

rc lqferk us vFkZiw.kZ n`f'V ls mldh vskj ns[kkA

"gWak] lqferkA vkf[kj ge ;g D;sak ugha le>s fd ftUgsakus gesa tUe fn;k] ikyk] i<k;k&fy[kk;k] ogh gekjs lcls vPNs fe= gSaA ge gj u, okrkoj.k esa vkdj fe= <wWa<k djrs gSaA u, lekt esa vkdj u, fe= pquk djrs gSa---] ysfdu rc ;g D;sak Hwky tkrs gSa fd eWak&cki us gesa tUe fn;k] gesa jkg fn[kkbZ---] mUgsa lUrq'V dj viuk fe= cuk ysuk gekjk izFke drZO; gSA---" 

"---ge le>rs Fsk fd og gekjs lekt dsk le> ugha ldsaxsA geus mUgsa lkekftd&?ksjs ls nwj j[kk---] tcfd gesa pkfg, ;g Fkk fd ge mUgsa vius lekt ds eku&n.Msak ls ifjfpr djkrsA igys&igy og eq>ls cgqr izlUu jgk dgrs Fsk] esjs cMk vkfQlj cu tkus ij mUgsa cgqr xoZ Fkk---] ysfdu /khjs&/khjs tc mUgsa esjh fnup;Zk dk ,glkl gqvk---] tc mUgsakus Lo;a dsk esjs thou ls loZFkk misf{kr ik;k] rsk os {qkC/k gsk mBsA mudh vlUrqf'V mRrjskRrj c<us yxhA esjs izfr muds eu esa vkdzsk'k lek x;k---" 

"geusa mUgsa og lEeku u fn;k tsk fd ,d iq= dsk okLro esa vius eWak&cki dsk nsukk pkfg,A ge vius lekt ds eku&ewY;sak esa gh ;fn mUgsa lfEefyr dj ysrs rsk 'kk;n dHkh gekjs lEcU/ksak ds chp njkj u mRiUu gskrhA eWak&cki vius csVs dh [qk'kh dsk viuh [qk'kh le>rs gSaA ;fn csVk mUgsa viuh [qk'kh ls nwj j[kuk pkgs rsk muds eu esa fu%lUnsg gh vlUrsk'k mRiUu gskxkA vkdzsk'k lnk laca/ksak esa njkj mRiUu djrk gSA ---lskpskA lqferk] ge ;fn mUgsa vius izR;sd dk;Z esa lkFkh cukrs] tSls rqEgkjs ekrk&firk dsk cuk, j[kk] rsk os gels ukjkt D;sk gskrsA lqferkA mUgsa gekjk lekt ugha Hkk;k & blfy, ugha fd bldh e;Zknk,Wa ugha] blfy, ugha fd og cqjk gS] cfYd blfy, fd muds iq=] eSaus muds izfr vius O;ogkj }kjk ;g iznf'kZr fd;k fd os bl lekt esa 'kkfey ugha gsk ldrsA ;fn eSa vius dk;sZak ds fy, muds fopkj&foe'Zk fd;k djrk] cs'kd djrk viuh ghA ;fn mUgsa Hkh ikfVZ;sak esa lfEefyr gskus dsk dgrk] ;fn mUgsa Hkh vius fe=sak esa mWapk mBkus dk iz;Ru djrk] mudh lHkh ftKklkvsak dsk 'akkfr ls rq'V djrk rsk os gels dHkh ukjkt ugha gskrsA ysfdu eSaus fd;k D;k \ mUgsa ukjkt ns[kk rsk {kek&fuosnu djus dh vis{kk vSkj ukjkt gsk mBkA ,d xkyh lqudj] nsk xkfy;Wak fudky nhA" 

lrh'k dgs tk jgk FkkA lqferk pqipki mldh gj ckr lqu jgh FkhA mlus fQj dgk & "lqferkA eWak&ckcwth dk thou gh dfBu jgk gSA mUgsa gWalus&gWalkus okys lkFkh ugha feys FskA geus Hkh muds izfr mis{kk cjrhA ge mUgsa Hwkydj vius esa eLr jgsA u tkus os dSls vius fnu O;rhr dj jgs gsakxsA gesa viuk thou fdruk ljy eglwl gskrk gS] D;sakfd gekjs pkjsk vskj vkuUne;h 'skkj gSA gekjs thou dh fuLrC/krk esa] jSkud esa---] dgha Hkh fujk'kk ugha] dHkh ge vdsys ugha iMrs---A vSkj mUgsa viuk thou fdruk cskf>y izrhr gskrk gskxk] D;sakfd mudh ,dek= [qk'kh rsk eSa FkkA eSa---A tSls nhid&e/kq gekjs fy,A ---vkt e/kq us ;kn fnyk fn;k] m/kj MSMh dh eSkr ls eu nq%[kh Fkkh & cl---A" 

"e/kq us---\ " 

& lqferk dsk vk'p;Z gqvkA

"gWak] mlh us eq>ls vius nknk ds fo'; esa iwNk FkkA eq>s ,dk,d lc Lej.k gsk vk;kA lqcg gh feLVj 'keZk ds firk dsk ns[kdj mudh ;kn gsk vkbZ FkhA ---rc eq>s viuh Hwky dk ,glkl gqvkA le; ds vkoj.k dsk phj dj esjk efLr'd cgqr ihNs tkdj lc ;kn djus yxkA lc---A lHkh fc[kjs&{k.k ltho gsk x, esjs efLr'd esa---" 

"lqferkA {k.k gSa rsk {kf.kd ysfdu vewY; cgqr gSaA fc[kjs&{k.k dHkh ySkV dj ugha vkrs] ysfdu dHkh&dHkh ge vkus okys {k.sakk dh lgk;rk ls muls rkjrE; Lfkkfir dj fy;k djrs gSaA ,sls esa gh gesa viuh Hwky dk ,glkl gqvk djrk gSA" & bruk gh dgdj lrh'k mB [kMk gqvkA dejs dh f[kMdh ls lehi vkdj ckgj dh vskj ns[kus yxkA lkeus] ogha] feLVj 'keZk ds cw<s firk cSBs dskbZ if=dk Ik< jgs FskA mudh vskj ls n`f'V ?kqekdj mlus iqu% lqferk ls dgk & "vc eq>s vSkj nsj ugha djuh] lqferkA eq>s vc 'kh/zk gh eWak&ckcwth dsk ysus tkuk gskxkA dgha {k.k brus vf/kd u fc[kj tk,Wa fd ,d dMh Hkh u tqM ldsA lqferkA vc eq>s eWak&ckcwth dsk [skkuk ugha---A" 

"u tkus os vc---A" 

lqferk dh 'akdk dsk le>dj >V ls lrh'k us dgk & "ugha&ugha] lqferk] os vo'; gh dq'ky gsakxsA esjk vkRefo'okl ;gh dgrk gSA gWak] vc eq>s nsj ugha djuhA vc eq>s vius fc[kjs&{k.k lesVus gSaA" 

bl ij lqferk us dqN u dgkA og pqipki vius ifr ds eq[k ij NkbZ vkRefo'okl dh vkHkk dsk ns[kus yxhA

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